Below are snapshots from recent readings. Enjoy:)
We’re so prone to rush things, aren’t we? In our culture of instant gratification it’s hard for us to “be still, and know that He is God.” But if God says no—or even slow down—it’s for your own good. If the timing is wrong, God says, “Slow.” If you are wrong, God says, “Grow.” But if the request is right, the timing is right, and you are right, God says, “Go!” (Greg Laurie)
Inventor Charles F. Kettering, who was the head of research at General Motors, said, “You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.”
William Penn, English philosopher and founder of the Pennsylvania province, will encourage you: “No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.”